Ottawa Event Calendar
26JAN
Taste of Winterlude
Jan 26 - Feb 19. Unique culinary events that feature chefs, sommeliers and Canadian products.
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Winter Features
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Winterlude 2012!
Feb 3 - Feb 20, 2012
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Discover Ottawa
The Capital App!
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The JUNO Awards
March 26 – April 1, 2012
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March Break 2012
Bring the family!
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Casino du Lac Leamy
Come visit and play for FREE
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Winterlude, the Capital's winter celebration, February 3-20, 2012
Come celebrate winter in the Capital during three fun-filled weekends in February. Grab your skates or rent some here and glide along the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest naturally frozen ice skating rink.
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Discover Ottawa for iPhone, BB & Android
Flight times, customizable postcards, event and attraction listings, and a whole lot more. Discover Ottawa for iPhone, Blackberry and Android is everywhere you want to be.
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JUNO Week events and festivities,
March 26 – April 1, 2012
Last hosted in Ottawa in 2003, The JUNO Awards return to Canada’s Capital Region in 2012.
Photo courtesy of CARAS/iPhoto Inc.
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March Break 2012
When March Break in Ottawa rolls around from the 10th through the 18th, families can make some great travel plans and keep the kids entertained with some of the city's best holiday activities.
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Visit the Casino du Lac Leamy
Book an Ottawa Tourism package and receive $15 in FREE slot machine promotional credits.
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Start the New Year right at the Great Canadian Chill
Ottawa Travel Guide | Tuesday, 15 November 2011 18:24
Ottawa offers a number of exciting and challenging physical activities for travellers to enjoy. This winter is no exception, as January will see a number of local and international athletes testing their mettle in the cold winter waters at the Great Canadian Chill.
The event is a massive polar bear dip that invites hundreds of revelers to plunge into the frigid waters off the coast of Britannia Beach in Ottawa, both to challenge themselves and raise awareness for a good cause. The event is a fundraiser for a national pediatric cancer research initiative and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, with participants raising more than $20,000 at the 2011 event.
Even if vacationers can't bring themselves to swim, the event will feature a number of attractions that will be fun for the whole family, including live music, games, a costume contest and prizes.
This will mark the event's fourth year in the Ottawa area, though organizers run the fundraiser in Toronto each year as well.
The Great Canadian Chill will invite visitors to stay cool and take the plunge on January 1
